Countering Train Driver Fatigue in Automatic Train Operation
Niels Brandenburger
German Aerospace Center
Niels Brandenburger is part of the Human Factors department´s scientific staff at the German Aerospace Center situated in Brunswick, Germany. His current research focus is on train driver performance and state assessment in railway passenger operation. His mission is to apply his Human Factors experience to the railway industry in order to develop an operating environment for highly automated main line passenger train operation. His special interest lies on remote- control environments for maintenance and degraded mode operations, stemming from earlier work on sensor operators in the context of remotely piloted aircraft systems.
Abstract
Extensive levels of train driver fatigue are associated with impaired performance. Increasing automation is expected to result in more driver fatigue. We assessed physiological and subjective fatigue in 26 train drivers in... [ view full abstract ]
Authors
- Niels Brandenburger (German Aerospace Center)
- Martin Wittkowski (German Aerospace Center)
- Anja Naumann (German Aerospace Center)
Topic Areas
Ergonomics design in control facilities, train cabs and rolling stock , Train control systems including ERTMS, class B systems, GSM-R and Automatic Train Operatio , Fatigue risk management, work hours, breaks, shift work and on-call work , Human error and human reliability
Session
F-1 » Fatigue (11:20 - Monday, 6th November, Smile 2 and 3)
Paper
RHF2017_FullPaper_BrandenburgerWittkowskiNaumann_Review1.pdf
